sonni سنّي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“sonni” (سنّي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning Sunni, of Sunni Islam.
Meanings
- Sunni, of Sunni Islam
Usage
Sonni refers to what relates to Sunni Islam, the branch to which the vast majority of Moroccans belong. The word comes from religious language and is used mainly in discussions about religion, on radio, on television or in online debates. In daily life it is rarely said, since being Sunni goes without saying for most speakers. The feminine is sonniya and the plural sonniyin. Do not confuse it with the verb sanna (to sharpen) or with "sni", an adaptation of French "signer", which is sometimes written the same way in Arabic.
Example
المغاربة كاملين سنّيين
lmgharba kamlin sonniyin
“Moroccans are all Sunnis.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sonni” but also “sunni”, “soni”, “sonniya” and “sonniyin”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.